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welcome handcrafted soap and cosmetic makers

If you are a soap or cosmetic maker looking to expand your scent options or your product line-up, you've come to the right place. CandleScience offers everything from essential oils and fragrance oils tested in cold process soap to cosmetic bases, reed diffusers, and a wide variety of tutorials.

We're here to help you make your DIY dreams come true!

essential oils

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We offer a line-up of premium essential oils for the maker community. Learn more about our in-house candle and soap testing, as well as badges and certifications to help you make an informed choice on what oils to use for your product lines.

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explore our soap-safe fragrance oils

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We offer over 150 soap-safe fragrance oils. Be sure to look for our cold process performance notes underneath the fragrance properties to set your performance expectations.

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how to make candles

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New to candle making? Jump start your candle making journey with one of our candle making kits. Get a taste of candle making with one of our start kits, or

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Tutorials and guides Are you just starting out with candles or wax melts? Interested in expanding your product line to whipped soaps or sugar scrubs? We have you covered!

soap and cosmetic bases

Our lineup of premium melt and pour soap and cosmetic bases make it easy to craft beautiful products.

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So...What Exactly Makes a Fragrance a “Clean Scent?”

You might have noticed our Clean Scent™ claims and are wondering what exactly we mean by "Clean Scents™" Our fragrance oil standards are rigorous, and they exclude many materials that are ubiquitous in other suppliers’ fragrance oils. You may already be familiar with our exclusion of phthalates, but we also exclude materials with similar health concerns, including those on California’s Prop 65 list.

Read our article Introducing CandleScience Clean Scents™